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In the races I've attended there is a very small percentage of truly top tier paddlers and they often finish very close to one another...

No small boat builder ever seems to have enough clamps. I attended the estate auction of a long time canoe builder several years ago and...

There are over 250 kinds of sumac. I believe the kind of sumac jdeerfoot is referring to is a local grown Buckhorn Sumac. I have made...

And sumac berry clusters make an interesting and healthful tea.

Not to unduly continue the thread drift but Sumac is a small, junk tree that grows throughout most of North America. It rarely exceeds...

I just drove an hour or so and picked up my fourth canoe of the summer, a Mohawk Solo 13. It oilcans some, because I'm eight inches...

In my experience, that's how it works (although, so far, the Raven seems promising as a great all-around solo and it's only my second...

Rats, so I'd have to make a handful before I get a good one.....

Not to oversell it, but it was a pretty great canoe. Nope, I worked by eye over sawhorses. I thought about taking measurements before I...

Sounds like the proverbial unicorn dream boat that can do it all. Did you work from plans, and if so do you remember the model?

Sad sad sad story.

I remember the canvas over wood canoe I made in college as being one of my best all around canoes. It would track like an arrow, I...

My favorite - and the best - was my most recent skin-on-frame, it was a really great boat. 40 pounds; you could stand up in it, pole it...

I had the opportunity to try one out about a month ago and while I was not expecting to like it, I was very impressed. Swift says it’s...

I don't own one, but I don't know a better place to mention it.... Last week, I happened to meet a fellow who was kind enough to let me...